Punta Guarico

Punta Guarico, also known as Fort Matias, was a Spanish Navy fort in eastern Cuba. The fort was used by Governor Laureano Torres y Ayala to store a large sum of gold, which was to be used as a ransom payment to pay for Bartholomew Roberts' return to Spanish control. In March 1716, the pirates under Edward Kenway assaulted the fort, destroying its defenses and converting it into a pirate stronghold. By 1735, the fort had been completely abandoned and left in ruins.